Prof. Dr. Telat Yanik works at Atatürk University's Faculty of Fishery, Turkey. He visited Ohio State University and studied molecular genetics and aquaculture from 1992 to 1994. He was appointed a full professor in 2004 at Ataturk University, where he has supervised various master and doctoral theses. He participated in Turkey’s National Development Programs. He attempted to encourage the establishment of aquaculture in rural areas. He coordinated European Union cooperation projects. He conducted researches on fish nutrition, food processing, toxicology and many other topics related to aquaculture.